Jeddah:-Throwing punches in a gym tucked away from prying eyes, a Saudi female boxing trainer asserts a right long denied to many women in the conservative kingdom — the right to exercise. Halah Alhamrani, 41, runs a gym for women called FlagBoxing — its motto is Fight Like A Girl — in the western Red Sea city of Jeddah, offering ...
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Gaddafi Stadium ready to host PSL
Lahore:-Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches have concluded in Dubai and Sharjah and the tournament will now move to Lahore. Gaddafi Stadium will host elimination matches on March 20 and 21. In the first elimination match, Peshawar Zalmi will face Quetta Gladiators with the winner going on to play Karachi Kings in the second elimination match for a place in the ...
Read More »Karachi Kings’ Lendl Simmons not travelling to Pakistan
Dubai:West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons who plays for the Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League will not be travelling to Pakistan for the elimination matches of the tournament. Simmons who had originally announced that he would visit Pakistan cited personal reasons for his decision to back out, confirmed the team’s management. Simmons is the second international Kings player after ...
Read More »Shahid Afridi to bear expenses for hockey great Mansoor Ahmed’s treatment
Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi announced on Monday that he will pay for the medical treatment of former hockey goalkeeper Mansoor Ahmed. “Shahid Afridi Foundation will bear all expenses of Mansoor’s treatment and won’t let him down,” Afridi said. The former hockey goalkeeper has been suffering from a heart ailment for the last month and has been advised by doctors ...
Read More »20-bed temporary hospital established for PSL matches
LAHORE: Sports Board Punjab, on the instructions of Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan, made excellent arrangements on the occasion of two Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches at Gaddafi Stadium. A 20-bed makeshift hospital has also been established with the collaboration of General Hospital at National Hockey Stadium to cope with any medical emergency. The makeshift hospital is also laced ...
Read More »4th Inter-Provincial Games: Punjab grabs 35 medals on the first two days
LAHORE: Sports Board Punjab contingent stole the show and grabbed 35 medals during the first two days of 4th Inter-Provincial Games in Peshawar. According to information made available here on Monday, Punjab’s weightlifting team showed brilliant performance on Monday and clinched all the four gold medals on the second day on Monday. Sharjeel Butt got gold medal in 56kg category, ...
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Read More »Rachel McLellan converts to Islam ahead of Usman Khawaja marriage
Khawaja is set to marry Rachel McLellan, an Australian-Catholic who had never met a Muslim before meeting her husband-to-be. The pair are set to discuss everything in the tell-all interview, from their unlikely relationship, racism on the cricket field and McLellan’s decision to convert to the Muslim religion to marry the man she loves. While he resides in Australia now, ...
Read More »Security plan finalised for PSL final in Karachi
KARACHI: As many as 8,000 law enforcement authority personnel will be deployed for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final at the National Stadium on March 25, according to a security plan devised by the Sindh government. Special Security Unit (SSU) personnel of the Sindh Police would be responsible for the security of players, travel routes and hotels; special cars will ...
Read More »Ronchi cleans up Karachi : Islamabad storms into final
DUBAI: Another aggressive batting display by Luke Ronchi made the 155 chase look easy for Islamabad United in the qualifier against Karachi Kings in Dubai on Sunday. What could be easily described as ‘the best innings of the PSL’, the Kiwi batsman scored 94 runs off 39 balls, including 12 fours and five sixes on the strike rate of 241.02. The Duminy-led team ...
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